Department of Corrections v. Office of Open Records

OPINION BY

Judge BROBSON.

Petitioner Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) petitions for review of an order of Respondent Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (Open Records), which granted in part and denied in part an appeal filed by Alfonso Rizzuto (Requester) for certain information from DOC under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (RTKL). 1 For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

On January 27, 2010, Requester submitted a handwritten request for information to DOC under the RTKL. Of the twelve (12) items of information set forth in his letter, only one is at issue in this appeal—…